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found: African American National Biography, accessed September 23, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Woods, Tiger; Eldrick Woods; golfer; born 30 December 1975 in Cypress, Orange County, California, United States; won U.S. Amateur Championship (1994); enrolled at Stanford University, major in economics (1994); named NCAA First Team All-America; dropped out of Stanford (1996); became professional golfer with $40 million endorsement deal from Nike and $20 million deal with Titleist; won the Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club (1997); won the PGA Championship (1999); won the Mercedes Championship and the U.S. Open Championship (2000); won the British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland; won the PGA Championship (2000); retained the Masters and added a second U.S. Open title (2002); established the Tiger Woods Foundation; won the USPGA Championship (2007) and the US Open (2008); PGA Player of the Year and PGA leading money winner (2007) and (2009))